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Probing burst-disc interaction and disc reflection in SAX J1808.43658 with NICER, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR
Manoj Mandal, Sachindra Naik, Birendra Chhotaray
We performed a comprehensive study of thermonuclear bursts from the millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.43658 with XMM-Newton and NICER. We report the results from the analysis o…
Discovery of Changing-Look behavior in AGN NGC 3822: A long-term multiwavelength study
Narendranath Layek, Prantik Nandi, Sachindra Naik +7
We present a comprehensive long-term multi-wavelength study of the active galactic nucleus (AGN) NGC 3822, based on 17 years (2008 to 2025) of X-ray, ultraviolet (UV), and optical…
Broadband study of the SMC pulsar RX J0032.9-7348 during its X-ray brightening in 2024
Birendra Chhotaray, Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Sachindra Naik +1
We present the results of the broadband timing and spectral analysis of the poorly understood SMC pulsar RX J0032.9-7348 (= SXP 7.02) using NuSTAR and NICER observations during its…
Optical and X-ray Studies of the Be/X-ray Binary IGR J06074+2205
Birendra Chhotaray, Sachindra Naik, Gaurava K. Jaisawal +1
We present the results obtained from X-ray and optical analysis of the Be/X-ray binary IGR~J06074+2205, focusing on before, during, and after the X-ray outbursts in October and Dec…
Optical spectroscopy of 1A 0535+262 before, during, and after the 2020 giant X-ray outburst
Sachindra Naik, Birendra Chhotaray, Neeraj Kumari
We present the findings from our study of the Be/X-ray binary 1A 0535+262/HD 245770 during the giant X-ray outburst in October 2020. We utilized the 1.2-m telescope at Mount Abu In…
Long-term X-ray temporal and spectral study of a Seyfert galaxy Mrk 6
Narendranath Layek, Prantik Nandi, Sachindra Naik +3
We present a long-term X-ray study of a nearby Active Galactic Nucleus Mrk 6, utilizing observations from XMM-Newton, Suzaku, Swift and NuSTAR observatories, spanning 22 years from…
Long-term study of the first Galactic ultraluminous X-ray source Swift J0243.6+6124 using NICER
Birendra Chhotaray, Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Prantik Nandi +4
We present the results obtained from detailed X-ray timing and spectral studies of X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124 during its giant and normal X-ray outbursts between 2017 and 2023…
On the cyclotron absorption line and evidence of the spectral transition in SMC X-2 during 2022 giant outburst
G. K. Jaisawal, G. Vasilopoulos, S. Naik +7
We report comprehensive spectral and temporal properties of the Be/X-ray binary pulsar SMC X-2 using X-ray observations during the 2015 and 2022 outbursts. The pulse profile of the…
Optical and X-ray studies of Be/X-ray binary 1A 0535+262 during its 2020 giant outburst
Birendra Chhotaray, Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Neeraj Kumari +3
We report results obtained from the optical and X-ray studies of the Be/X-ray binary 1A 0535+262/HD 245770 during the 2020 October giant X-ray outburst, using the 1.2 m telescope a…
AstroSat Observation of X-ray Dips and State Transition in the Black Hole Candidate MAXI J1803-298
Arghajit Jana, Sachindra Naik, Gaurava K. Jaisawal +3
We present the results obtained from broadband X-ray timing and spectral analysis of black hole candidate MAXI J1803-298 using an AstroSat observation on May 11-12, 2021. Four peri…
NICER observations of the black hole candidate MAXI J0637430 during the 2019-2020 Outburst
Arghajit Jana, Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Sachindra Naik +5
We present detailed timing and spectral studies of the black hole candidate MAXI J0637430 during its 2019-2020 outburst using observations with the {\em Neutron Star Interior Co…
AstroSat observations of eclipsing high mass X-ray binary pulsar OAO 1657-415
Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Sachindra Naik, Prahlad R. Epili +3
We present the results obtained from analysis of two AstroSat observations of the high mass X-ray binary pulsar OAO 1657-415. The observations covered 0.681-0.818 and 0.808-0.968 p…
Detection of X-ray pulsations at the lowest observed luminosity of Be/X-ray binary pulsar EXO 2030+375 with AstroSat
Gaurava K. Jaisawal, Sachindra Naik, Shivangi Gupta +4
We present the results obtained from timing and spectral studies of Be/X-ray binary pulsar EXO 2030+375 using observations with the Large Area Xenon Proportional Counters and Soft…